Definition of Depopulate
De`pop´u`late
v. t.
1.
To
deprive
of
inhabitants
,
whether
by
death
or
by
expulsion
;
to
reduce
greatly
the
populousness
of
;
to
dispeople
;
to
unpeople
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Depopulated
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Depopulating
.]
Where
is
this
viper
,
That
would
depopulate
the
city
?
- Shak.
v. i.
1.
To
become
dispeopled
.
Whether
the
country
be
depopulating
or
not
.
- Goldsmith.
Related Words
depopulation
,
desolate
,
reduce
,
shrink
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